Docking — may refer to: for ships, the use of a Dock, e.g. mooring or drydocking. Spacecraft docking, the process of joining one spacecraft or space station module to another. Docking (animal), the practice of trimming the tail of an animal. Docking (dog) … Wikipedia
Docking — steht für: Docking (Chemie), eine Methode, um die Konformation eines Komplexes zweier molekularer Bindungspartner zu bestimmen Eine Kopplung zwischen Raumschiffen Docking ist der Nachname folgender Personen: George Docking (1904–1964), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
docking — n. 1. (Naut.) a act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes or anchors. Syn: mooring, tying up, dropping anchor. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Astronautics) the coming together and joining of two space vehicles. The joining usually is accomplished by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
docking — /ˈdɔkin(g), ingl. ˈdHkɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., da to dock «attraccare», da dock «bacino»] s. m. inv. (di veicoli spaziali) aggancio in volo, aggancio … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Docking — Dọ|cking, das; s, s [engl. docking, zu: to dock, ↑ docken (2)]: Ankoppelung eines Raumfahrzeuges an ein anderes. * * * Dọ|cking, das; s, s [engl. docking, zu: to dock, 2↑docken (2)]: Ankoppelung eines Raumfahrzeuges an ein anderes … Universal-Lexikon
docking — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, apogee, attitude control rocket, ballistic capsule, burn, capsule, debarkation, deep space ship, disembarkation, disembarkment, docking maneuver, dropping anchor, ferry rocket, fuel ship,… … Moby Thesaurus
Docking — Dock Dock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Docking}.] [See {Dock} a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.] 1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
docking — adj. Docking is used with these nouns: ↑bay … Collocations dictionary
Docking — Do|cking das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. docking> Ankoppelung eines Raumfahrzeugs an ein anderes (z. B. einer Versorgungsrakete an die Raumstation) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
docking — Adv. Extremely. E.g. It was a docking big car, the size of a bus, and certainly not suitable for town driving … English slang and colloquialisms
